- Dates
- 1985-11 – 1985-12-09
- Kind
- Crime
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-servicecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1985 Beaver Beacon reported that Francis Ernie Martin Sr. entered a no-contest plea in 33rd Circuit Court on a malicious-destruction charge tied to July 1 damage to a 1976 Suburban. Sentencing was scheduled for December 9.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper legal report, not a charging document, court disposition, or sentencing record.
Sources
- Reports that Francis Ernie Martin Sr., 37, of St. James pleaded no contest in 33rd Circuit Court to malicious destruction of property over $100, in connection with damage to Tom Erber's 1976 Suburban on July 1. It says sentencing was scheduled for December 9. This is a newspaper legal report, not a charging document, court disposition, or sentencing record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the plea report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Francis Ernie Martin enters a no-contest plea on an auto-damage charge, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/francis-ernie-martin-no-contest-plea-1985/, accessed [date], citing No Contest Plea Entered on Auto Damage Charge, reprinted from Petoskey News Review in Beaver Beacon, December 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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